Former captain Virat Kohli ensured Shubman Gill remained engaged throughout. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India, already trailing 0-2 in the three-match ODI series, took the field in the third and final encounter with a desperate aim to salvage some pride and avoid a clean sweep. Australia, having won the toss, opted to bat first. The…
Australia women’s team played England at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 22 in the Women’s World Cup. (Getty Images) Two Australian women cricketers participating in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were stalked by a man on a motorcycle who allegedly molested one of them near Khajrana Road…
File photo of Argentina captain Lionel Messi. (ANI) Argentina’s national football team and star player Lionel Messi will not be visiting Kerala in November for a planned friendly match, as confirmed by sponsors following the Argentina Football Association’s announcement that the team would only play in Angola next month. This development has ended weeks of…
File photo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Indian cricket stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have matched a significant milestone by equaling Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid‘s record of playing 391 matches together across all formats during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This achievement places them alongside one of…
Rohit Sharma (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Rohit Sharma reached a milestone on Saturday, becoming the latest Indian to take 100 catches in ODIs. He now joins an elite group that includes Virat Kohli (163), Mohammad Azharuddin (156), Sachin Tendulkar (140), Rahul Dravid (124), and Suresh Raina (102). 100+ catches as a fielder for India…
Pratika Rawal (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NAVI MUMBAI: Delhi has long produced some of India’s finest openers — Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Prabhakar, Aakash Chopra. The latest to join that list is 25-year-old Pratika Rawal.When the selectors picked Rawal over the explosive Shafali Verma a year ago, there were doubts. But since then,…
Shreyas Iyer of India takes the catch to dismiss Alex Carey of Australia (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) India’s vice-captain Shreyas Iyer produced a breathtaking moment in the field during the third and final ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Running back from backward point, Iyer timed his jump perfectly, dived…
Australia’s Travis Head (PTI Photo/Izhar Khan) Australia batter Travis Head achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the fastest player to reach 3,000 ODI runs during the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, surpassing Steve Smith‘s record.After quiet performances in Perth and Adelaide, Head displayed aggressive batting on Sydney’s hard pitch with visible…
Virat Kohli took a flashy catch in the third ODI between Australia and India in Sydney. (Screenshot) Virat Kohli made headlines on Saturday for taking a spectacular catch against Australia in the third ODI all while struggling with his batting form. The Indian cricket star set a record with his 77th catch against Australia, the…
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli of India (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India’s stature in world cricket is undeniable. In every ICC or continental tournament, the team is invariably among the favourites. Yet, this dominance was not achieved overnight. It came after decades of struggle, hard work, and the rise of several cricketing legends who…
